Nourishing meals featuring seasonal vegetables from local organic farms will be shared throughout the weekend, alongside herbal tea blends inspired by the plants and flavors of autumn.

We will be joined by special guest Emily Morrison, LAc, MAOM, of Valley Spirit Wellness Center in Beacon. Emily is a licensed acupuncturist whose work is rooted in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbal medicine, and lineage-based movement practices. During our weekend together, Emily will lead a workshop exploring the energetics of autumn through the lens of Chinese medicine and the ways we can align ourselves with the seasonal transition into a more inward time of year. She will also guide us through a Qigong practice, using gentle movement, breath, and meditation to connect more deeply with the body and the rhythms of the season.

As the season turns and the natural world begins its descent, we will gather in circle to explore where we are in our own cycles, whether that is in our menstrual cycle, in perimenopause, or in a wider season of life. This is an open conversation, rooted in shared experience and listening, exploring what it means to rest deeply in the season of life we are in and what the body may be asking for as we move into the quieter months ahead. This is an intergenerational space, where women at different stages of life share their stories and learn from one other.

As part of our weekend, we will slow down and work with our hands to create small embroidered pouches featuring a simple Mokosh motif designed by Sasha and inspired by traditional Eastern European embroidery. Historically associated with the earth, women’s work, spinning, and weaving, Mokosh offers a meaningful and protective figure to stitch as we enter the darker months of the year. Each pouch can be kept as a personal talisman or filled with dried mugwort and placed near the pillow as a dream sachet. Through the repetitive rhythm of needle and thread, we will explore embroidery as a quiet autumn practice and create something small and tangible to carry the intention of the weekend home with us.

The property includes 130 acres of woods with walking trails, cozy fire pit and a Finnish sauna. There will be open time throughout the weekend for you to use the space in whatever way feels best—walking the trails, resting, or spending time outside.

Saturday night closes with a guided yoga nidra, a deep rest that carries you into sleep. Yoga nidra brings us into a state of conscious stillness between waking and sleeping, a threshold the body doesn't always find on its own, touching a depth of rest that can be hard to access even in sleep, where the nervous system can enter a state of deep relaxation and ease.

Throughout the weekend, Emily will also offer a limited number of private 1:1 acupuncture and integrative sessions at a discounted rate for retreat participants. These sessions are optional and can be booked in advance for those who would like to experience Emily’s work more personally during their stay.

Acupuncture Only ($75) : 30-45min

A personalized acupuncture session rooted in Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine, tailored to your individual needs and what is present in the body at the time of your appointment. Emily will work with carefully selected acupuncture points to support balance, encourage the body’s natural healing processes, and address areas of physical, emotional, or energetic tension.

Integrated Treatments ($175): 60 min

Emily offers deeply personalized sessions that blend Classical and Traditional Chinese Medicine with Jin Shou Tuina™, a rare manual lineage system passed down through the North American Tang Shou Tao Association. Each treatment is shaped around what is present for you physically, emotionally, and energetically at the time of your appointment and may include acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, Tuina, and/or cupping depending on your individual needs. Rather than following a set treatment format, Emily draws from these different modalities to create a session responsive to your body and where support is most needed.